Achtung Junkers: The Genius Who Made Iron Fly

[@TheLateBird7]

I'm soooo happy this video got finished! Beautiful result, thank you!

[@george1la]

A brilliant guy with real ethics and vision. How inspiring. Thanks for the story. I did not know this.

[@aviationdeepdive]

Thank you very much, He was indeed an exceptional man.

[@normanberg9940]

Thank you for a very professional docci. Not to mention your narration which could easily stand with some of the greats, like Murray Walker, David Attenborough and Laurence Olivier.

[@brucematthews6417]

Absolutely wonderful. A great video about one of aviation's pioneers. And clearly someone that would have been saddened to learn that his company and vision led to the Ju87 Stuka and other further warplanes. Thankyou for this peek at what he really was.

[@aviationdeepdive]

He would have been devastated by what his company built and to what his name has ultimately been associated with. There is a lot to this mans life that deserves recognition.

[@jfu5222]

Thank you for going beyond the aircraft and into the interesting life of the man who made them. I, like many other commenters, am blown away by the depth of the information in this film.

[@aviationdeepdive]

My pleasure, Hugo Junkers was a fascinating man, i am considering a part two about this great man.

[@7ismersenne]

A great video of a important aviation pioneer, I much enjoyed it. Junker's association with the Bauhaus illustrates very well the intense creativity in engineering, art, architecture and social theory of the early years of the 20th century.

[@aviationdeepdive]

I think it's an important detail that gets overlooked. Bauhaus can be divisive-some say it lacks soul, but for me, I love its clean, efficient lines. No frills for the sake of frills. Although, I also love Renaissance architecture, bit of a mixed bag.

[@jespersort1]

Brilliant, thank you! this is a very important story to tell Hugo was a renaissance man who also knew his limitations. To see his intelligent approach, you can just look at the CEO who was a philosopher.. the argument for such a choice was if you want to change the world and loop into the future you shall not choose an accountant but a person with a much wider horizon .10 years ago, a German author wrote a book called. Der Fliegerblick, the eye of the aviator about this very s eldom intellectual approach. One could wish that a certain firm in Seattle would have used the same approach. Hugo was one of the great heroes of the 20th century and a decent human being who would have been very pleased to see a European aircraft industry grow to such a leading position bring people together was his goal.

[@agrxdrowflow958]

Aerospace is BRUTAL. Nobody ever escapes unharmed.

[@DaveSCameron]

Not true, I set off twenty Roman candles 🕯️ one after the other and fared perfectly. #ScousersRule

[@michaelneuwirth3414]

German, 60. Thank you for this excellent and - as far as I can tell - completely accurate video! Hugo Junkers was already a legend in the German Empire during his lifetime, because his bathing stoves provided 100,000s of people with something that we take for granted today, almost as a trivial matter, but which was completely unusual at the time: hot running water in your own home!

[@aviationdeepdive]

Thank you very much, Hugo Junkers is a legend, it's unfortunate that many people can only associate his name with the war and not how he managed to improve the lives of millions. I think I might consider another Hugo Junkers video, going into more detail.

[@eilamharnish7205]

Excellent both video and audio !!!!!!

[@DaveSCameron]

Jawohl😂

[@aviationdeepdive]

Thank you very much, more to come.

[@tommasosantojanni]

Incredible. I wasn't aware and I am appreciative of this KZbinr for keeping politics out of it, limiting comments to facts.

[@aviationdeepdive]

Thank you, I try, we have enough of politics in our lives as it is.

[@tommasosantojanni]

@aviationdeepdive I'm subscribing. It’s clear that an exceptional amount of effort and resources went into researching and producing this video-commendable work. Incidentally, I served at the Artillery Officers' School in Bracciano before being transferred to the parachute school. The only surviving Italian counterpart, the Savoia-Marchetti SM.81, is displayed there. Do you happen to know if these two designs were related or if one influenced the other? I'm now going to watch your previous productions.

[@Steven-p4j]

That is also something I can appreciate, as a person deeply rooted in the engineering and design of systems, I don't want the waffle that so frequently accompanies it.

[@bearzilla2462]

Awesome! I missed your uploads!

[@aviationdeepdive]

Thank you. I'll try to post more regularly.

[@BobSmith-dk8nw]

_The WWI Fly Ace Joke_ First heard this joke when I was about 10 in 1961. [After I had heard it - I saw this joke in _Boys Life_ where they obviously didn't get it]. Little Johnny brought his Uncle The World War One Flying Ace to School for Show and Tell. His Uncle tells tales of daring do until he gets to this one story. _"So - there we wuz - me an' Georgie - and they had five of these Fookers coming to get us."_ The Teacher interrupted him and said: _"The Fokker is a type of German Aircraft, Children."_ Johnny's Uncle replies: _"Right ya are Missy - but these Fookers was flying Albatrosses."_ . . . .

[@kevinhanson8142]

Thanks!

[@aviationdeepdive]

Thank you very much. very generous of you.

[@davidhewson8605]

Well narrated and fascinating summary of Junkers , and the man . Use of the deep wing integrating cabins , engines etc. was reminiscent of flying wings much later on ! . Viener Schnitzle with oil vapour gravy sounds almost edible !. Fantastic documentary ! . Thanks . Dave

[@aviationdeepdive]

Glad you enjoyed it, It would have been something incredible to have flown on the G.38....Imagine the view.

[@mongolike513]

Excellent work. A Junkers cargo plane was used in New Guinea in the thirties flying mining equipment piece by piece .into Bulolo in the dark interior. Hundreds of tons of machinery were reassembled for the mine. The machine may have even been still flying in WW2. A marvellously capable aircraft flown by remarkable people.

[@deck614]

Thank you for this stunning story! Hugo Junker deserves all our respect and admiration. Just one thing: 5:25 the first commercial flight ever was made by a French Farman F60 Goliath, on February 8th 1919, indeed between Paris and London.

[@aviationdeepdive]

Thank you very much, I am very pleased you enjoyed the video. also, thank you for the heads up on the flight.

[@bazza945]

The Junkers with folding wings is a surprise. I wonder if this was a variant intended for Germany's unfinished aircraft carrier?

[@mikehanson7328]

It was intended for the Graf Zeppelin carrier

[@GermanGreetings]

Thank You,Sir.

[@theblackbear211]

Bravo. Well done.

[@aviationdeepdive]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video, more on the way.

[@blaatand72]

Muy bueno, si señor, historia tal como fue. Me ha encantado.

[@Ob1sdarkside]

"Divorced by an angry Fokker" great line. One of my memories of Junkers was the large green heat pump in my parents' back garden. When it eventually stopped working, you couldn't get parts for it anymore. Hello new heating system 😂

[@aviationdeepdive]

I was wondering how many people would pick up on that line. How long did they have the Junkers heating system?

[@Ob1sdarkside]

@aviationdeepdive I think it was around ten years. I was quite young but mad about WW2 planes. I thought it was quite cool

[@williampratt1066]

Well that kind of explained why a lot of soviet aircraft looked like they were designed by junkers

[@DavidGreen-hp5yq]

The FB enticing picture looks like someone (Junkers) is using the Grumman paperclip-style folding wings.

[@kevinhanson8142]

Awesome, once again you have nailed it! My membership ought to show up by tomorrow. There’s is another presenter I hold in similar esteem but you cover a much wider range of topics. Keep up the great work!

[@Pootycat8359]

That's a famous joke! I first heard it from a friend of mine in the 1980s, who, incidentally, had been a pilot in WWII, in the Fascist Airforce, and had lots of great stories to tell, many from the viewpoint of the "other side," during the war.

[@patfleming3835]

Great video. Commandant James Fitzmaurice did fly with the RAF but was only finished his flight training when the war ended. Ireland was at that time part of the British empire. After Ireland won its independence he joined the Irish Air Corps becoming by the time of the flight of the Bremen in 1928 2nd in command of the corps. Fitzmaurice had attempted to fly across the Atlantic the previous year on the ‘Princess Xenia’ but had to turn back 300 miles west of Ireland due to the weather. Baldonnel was the HQ of the Irish Air Corps. Kohl was the pilot, Fitzmaurice was co-pilot with the Baron as a passenger /owner. Fitzmaurice later was promoted to Colonel and commander of the air corps before retiring shortly afterwards.

[@aviationdeepdive]

That's all correct, he was a very interesting character for sure.

[@MGB-learning]

Great video!

[@aviationdeepdive]

Glad you enjoyed it! Hugo Junkers was a fascinating man.

[@chrismoule7242]

23:34 - excellent Health & Safety from that mechanic there...

[@aviationdeepdive]

It's amazing how many of our ancestors made it considering...

[@perrydowd9285]

I'm glad t was you who had to navigate this rabbit hole. I'm amazed. This one is so well researched, even higher than your usual high standards.

[@aviationdeepdive]

Thank you for the kind words! A lot of effort went into this one.Hugo Junkers deserves to be known for the great man he was.

[@perrydowd9285]

Agreed.

[@fjashfcsahds]

I already knew the truth about Hugo Junkers but I am thankfull to you for bringing his strory to the wider piblic.

[@jeremywilson4326]

There must have been some kind of turbulence around the exhaust header of the J 4 .

[@Curious-Minds]

That's exactly what I was thinking.

[@pencilpauli9442]

Thank you. A fascinating insight into the life and work of Junkers. Had no idea he was associated with the Bauhaus.

[@aviationdeepdive]

He was a fascinating man, worth looking into.

[@glengrant3884]

GREAT WORK JIMMY!💥💪 AUSTRALIA!!🤍💙❤️💥🙌

[@aviationdeepdive]

Hello Australia. thank you.

[@garynew9637]

Landing gear on the g38 is a work of art.

[@aviationdeepdive]

Indeed, a masterpiece of engineering. I thought I was the only one to admire it....the whole G.38 is a masterpiece.

[@RemusKingOfRome]

Excellent video, very detailed.

[@aviationdeepdive]

Glad you enjoyed it! Hugo Junkers deserves the recognition.

[@Curious-Minds]

I laughed too hard at the "fokker" references. Nicely done documentary, i never knew Junkers had died before the outbreak of WW2.

[@aviationdeepdive]

Thank you very much, glad you caught that line.

[@appaho9tel]

I am confused, "reach 3K' feet in 20 minutes." the military spec was a 150' per minute rate of climb? Seems like maybe 3K meters in 20 minutes.

[@DaveSCameron]

Better than my last Toblerone.☃️🙏

[@aviationdeepdive]

I'll have to check my notes.

[@chrismoule7242]

0:20 - I think of WW1...but then I was a WW1 aviation fan from the word go.

[@aviationdeepdive]

If it has wings, I am a fan, except for mosquitos, the insect not the wooden wonder.

[@claes5336]

very good!

[@aviationdeepdive]

Glad you think so! More to come

[@KrzychuWGaming]

can we get a short video about the Me p.1091 stufe II & stufe III 🥺

[@MrCraigulator]

Wow. Amazing job. This piece is now the industry standard for intra war aviation docs. Top notch all around. Thank you.

[@aviationdeepdive]

Thank you! I really appreciate that. Stay tuned, more to come.

[@glynngriffith3044]

Amazing how years later the canard was adopted for the RAF Typhoon

[@thomasw.glasgow7449]

I K Brunell had the same prob when he started building the first iron ship , every one laughed sayin steel does not float , they never heard of Archimedes ? well he shut them aw up in the end , thank god we had pioneers like this or we would still be walkin every where , aye !

[@aviationdeepdive]

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win... I think that's how it goes.

[@Arltratlo]

Junker water boilers are still a very good brand!

[@aviationdeepdive]

That's sounds like it could make a good commercial.

[@markfranks1329]

Hugo Junkers had absolutely nothing to do with the design of the Ju 87 or '88. When these aircraft were being conceived, he was essentially under house arrest by the Nazis for refusing to have his company making a/c that were used as weapons of war. Junkers was basically run by the RLM at this time.The thought that designs bearing his name were being used as tools of destruction was a concept he found abhorrent. He was a socialist regarding his view of air transport in that air travel was for peaceful purposes and was intended for everyone, not just the wealthy. That was his dream. He died a broken man. It's tragic, really. Don't ever mistake Hugo Junkers with the familiar Junkers designs of WW II.

[@hokehinson5987]

The folding wing ju-87 was never addressed...photo click bait. The brief historical account of the man junkers was good. Henry Ford built a tri motor passenager / transport plane very similar to the ju 52. Herny ford a stanch supporter of the Reich, wonder if the nazi gave ford license to built his tri motor in america?

[@TheNewOrder-DaysOfConflict]

damn that smile, deadly smile

[@johnking6252]

Afraid he signed a deal with another Fokker ! Great job 👍 and the Fokker wasn't even German? Great video.

[@spinnetti]

Very interesting; sounds like Junkers was treated very badly. My tenuous connection is that my uncle has flow on Lufthansa's restored Ju-52 some years back.

[@larsjansen1596]

super movie

[@RB-tz8kj]

We had a gas fired Junkers water heater in the 70's, 80's

[@aviationdeepdive]

Was that in Europe?

[@Orangesjesus]

Open cockpits for the pilots, (and chauffeurs of the era). What was that about?.

[@aviationdeepdive]

That stiff 100+ knot air stream will cure any hang over

[@20chocsaday]

I associate Junkers with aero engines and a kind of food.

[@Pootycat8359]

"Yoonk food"? 😋

[@rbilleaud]

To me Junkers is the Ju-52.

[@Pootycat8359]

It's interesting to note that Junkers sued the Ford Motor Co. for patent infringement, regarding the Ford "Tri-Motor." and won. Incidentally, prior to WWI, Mauser sued the U.S. gov't over the Springfield 1903 service rifle, and won that one, too. Those Krauts come up with GREAT designs, and we.....STEAL'em, heh, heh....🤗 But sometimes, the arrangement is advantageous to both parties: "When the rockets go up, who cares where they come down!...." kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKC1c2eAmtOdp6M

[@davefellhoelter1343]

"No One!" builds passanger planes. EveryOne! Builds "Passenger" or cargo planes, as a "Bomber" in disguise, carrying cargo, or people? Granny was in the In. She flew Concord and 747 firsts'. I was too young to understand, but I knew it was a big darn deal. Got it. Junker is about like Westinghouse in history, and humanity, or Fokker and Edison.

[@redblack8414]

It's Concorde.

[@davefellhoelter1343]

@@redblack8414 U! R! Correct! "I am" retired, legally stoned! Possibly over? the BAC limit to operate a motor vehicle. But very happy, I LOVE God! Trust him too. Know what "I KNOW!" I lived it.

[@charlesmoss8119]

12 children?? Well I guess mass production wasn't much of stretch 😂

[@aviationdeepdive]

It's amazing he had the time and energy to have 12 kids and do all the rest.

[@DaveSCameron]

Ernie Udets best mate….

[@BoBnotThat1]

Name one German that's fun to be around😂

[@aviationdeepdive]

Ah, come now, our German friends have an deserved reputation.